PSYC 3082 : Exam 2
Document Summary
Posttraumatic stress disorder: an overview: overview and defining features, requires exposure to an event resulting in extreme fear, helplessness, or horror (criterion a, requires an external event. Intrusive memories when the person doesn"t want to recall the event: flashbacks are very vivid and described as if they are watching the event occur again, avoidance of cues that serve as reminders of the traumatic event (criterion, ex. It is a good start for treatment but doesn"t have any follow-up. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: overview: overview and defining features, obsessions - intrusive and nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges that one tries to resist or eliminate, generally cause stress or anxiety, ex. Constantly worrying if you locked your apartment door: ex. Urges to wash hands: compulsions - thoughts or actions to suppress the thoughts and provide relief, behaviors/actions that the person engages in to get rid of the intrusive/nonsensical thoughts, ex. Keep going back to check and recheck if you locked apartment door: ex.
